FDA Approves Tolvaptan Tablets for Hyponatremia

June 3, 2009

So FDA, the drug advisory institution of USA now allows Tolvaptan tablets to be used in hospitals where regular sodium monitoring is possible.

The Tolvaptan tablet can be helpful in people with SIADH (Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti Diuretic Hrmone). It seems to have some benifit in hyponatremia in heart failure.

The cost of Tolvaptan is not known yet.

Read about it from DB’s Medical rants who got it from The Nephrology Blog

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